Despite being a very eye-opening experience, those of you
that know me well are aware that I don’t enjoy being involved with anything
that kills things. So, the fishing part wasn’t really that great for me.
Instead, my highlights for the day were more about setting things free!
Cosme began to shell one of the scallops for Michelle (one of Xavier's
students) to try and then there was one for me. Michelle ate the whole thing
raw and said it wasn't bad. I on the other hand, was still thinking about how
many scallops are being fished from just this area alone, and how the
population could possibly be stable (but in fact, all the fishermen we
interviewed said how few resources are actually left). Then I consciously made
a cultural faux pas by deciding to set "my" scallop free. I sure got
a lot of flack for that one!
The other really cool thing that happened was that the fishermen had a baby pulpo (octopus) stuck in their boat. We
saw it first thing in the morning which means that they had probably caught it
yesterday and it was surviving in a pool of water. It was so amazing to see and
feel how strong the suction cups were! Unfortunately, despite being warned that
they bite, I thought it would be awesome to get a picture holding it before we
let it go. My picture went fine, but on Michelle’s turn, the pulpito was annoyed and decided to let
her know by giving her a good bite on her hand! I felt terrible since it was my
idea. Luckily, it only bled a little. Michelle laughed it off like a trooper
and said it felt like a bee sting. How many people can say they were bitten by
an octopus?
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| Michelle's scallop |
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| Michelle eating her scallop |
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| me releasing my scallop |
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| el pulpito |
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| the bite (top right side of her palm) |
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| adorable pulpito (pre-bite) |
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